Independence Day

...all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.~Declaration Of Independence, United States of America

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. " ~ Declaration of Independence, United States of America

"I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a republic; a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect Union, one and inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes. I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it; to support its Constitution; to obey its laws; to respect its flag' and to defend it against all enemies." ~William Tyler Page

"Give me the liberty to know, to think, to believe, and to utter freely, according to conscience, above all liberties." ~John Milton

"If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom, and the irony of it is that if it is comfort o money that it values more, it will lose that too." ~W. Somerset Maugham

"Freedom-no word was ever spoken that held out greater hope, demanded greater sacrifice, needed more to be nurtured, blessed more the giver...or came closer to being God's will on Earth." ~General Omar Bradley

"Freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion." ~John F. Kennedy

"There can be no liberty unless there is economic liberty>" ~Margaret Thatcher

"Freedom is not worth having if it doesn't include the freedom to make mistaks." ~Mohandas K. Gandhi

"Liberty is a boisterous sea. Timid men prefer the calm of despotism." ~Thomas Jefferson

"No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise, Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time." ~Winston Churchill